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Navigating the complexities of fee recovery in practice – strategies for risk management
Complaints and legal claims can add stress to the practitioner’s life, disrupts and detracts from the provision of services, adversely affects the...
The fallibility of memory – why good clinical notes can be the best defence to a claim
The decision involved Mr Ronan Boothman (the Plaintiff) who commenced proceedings against his chiropractor, Dr Christopher George (the Defendant)....
Is Your Organisation Complying the Positive Duty to Eliminate Unlawful Sex Discrimination in the Workplace?
The Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (the Act), now obliges Australian employers and persons conducting a business to take “reasonable and proportionate...
Federal Court Decision – Employer’s failure to promptly pay termination entitlements
The recent decision of the Federal Court in the matter of Dorsch v HEAD Oceania Pty Ltd (penalty) [2024] FCA 484 has highlighted the importance of...
SafeWork NSW – Pro Ten Holdings Pty Ltd – Enforceable Undertaking for Fatal Incident
Details of the Enforceable Undertaking can be found here. Pro Ten Holdings Pty Ltd was the owner of a farm in Griffith NSW, where a worker employed...
WorkSafe WA Commences first WHS Act Prosecutions
WorkSafe has commenced the first prosecutions under the Work Health and Safety Act 2020 (WA) (WHS Act), which came into effect in March 2022....
New National Law
Western Australia has now adopted the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, set out in the Schedule to the Health Practitioner Regulation...
How much is a claim worth?
The assessment of damages is largely a mathematical process. However, variables specific to individual plaintiffs must be factored in. These...
Dental Student wins Appeal against University’s Decision to Exclude from Clinical Units
Background The appellant was enrolled in the Dental Medicine degree at the University of Western Australia (University). In 2019, he failed two...
Junior Doctors win $230 million settlement with NSW Health in Class Action
Background In December 2020, Dr Amireh Fakhouri filed a class action against the NSW Ministry of Health and the State of NSW covering junior medical...